Exascend Nitro CFexpress VPG400-Certified CFexpress Type B 512GB Memory Card

Exascend, Inc. launches VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B memory card – Nitro CFexpress.

Certified VPG400 by the CompactFlash Association using its video performance guarantee Profile 4 (VPG400) qualification, Nitro CFexpress delivers sustained video recording performance in the demanding cinema camera systems. With 512GB capacity – over 3x the capacity of existing VPG400-rated CFexpress Type A cards – it enables cinematographers to capture long shots without unnecessary interruption. Further fortified with IP67-certified ruggedness, a next-gen-ready CFexpress controller and thin graphene heat spreaders, Nitro CFexpress is the company’s CFexpress series engineered for performance and reliability.

VPG400-rated performance with read and write speeds
Nitro CFexpress is a cinematography memory card and introduces a brand product line that focuses on performance and ruggedness. Packing more performance than the firm’s Essential series, Element series and RED-approved Archon series CFexpress cards, it is designed to take on the most demanding workloads in cinematography.

Its sustained performance tops 1,850MB/s and 1,700MB/s RW speeds, with VPG400-certified performance to boot. That is enough sustained performance to power the industry’s cinema camera systems and works seamlessly with camera systems such as Canon EOS R3, EOS R5, EOS R5 C, Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and Nikon Z9. User can throw 12K RAW capture and intense burst photography without fearing dropped frames or compromised performance.

The Nitro CFexpress a VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B card, and it is also a high capacity VPG400-rated CFexpress card – allowing substantially longer consecutive shooting than products from other manufacturers.

Nitro CFexpress compared to other VPG400-certified CFexpress cards on market

IP67-certified ruggedness for shots in tough environments
The company worked with cinematography professionals and camera system manufacturers to engineer products that meet the demands of modern cinematography professionals. One of the requested features is ruggedness. Its customers take their gear and cards into the harshest environments for incredible shots, and the last thing they need is for their work to be lost due to storage issues.

With that in mind, Exascend worked tirelessly to ensure Nitro CFexpress delivers the ruggedness that creators require. Leveraging conformal coating technology from our mission critical flash storage solutions, the Nitro CFexpress is IP67-certified, providing protection vs. the elements with dust and water resistance. Getting soaked in a typhoon, dropping the card in a roaring river or getting stuck in a sandstorm are real challenges for cinematographers to overcome, but they will not challenge the integrity of footage stored on a Nitro CFexpress.

Combined with shock resistance compliant with MIL-STD-810G, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, X-ray proof design and protection against damage from magnetism, the Nitro CFexpress is hardened vs. any hazard and ready for any shot imaginable.

Next-gen heat dissipation with thin graphene heat spreaders
Professional camera systems and extreme-performance flash storage generate a lot of heat that must be flushed away to avoid degraded performance caused by thermal throttling. To combat this issue and eliminate the risk of dropped frames, Nitro CFexpress is equipped with thin graphene heat spreaders.

Inside the Nitro’s CFexpress Type B casing, each side of the storage hardware is covered by a graphene heat spreader, allowing heat to radiate away from critical components without affecting storage performance. The introduction of graphene heat spreaders in Nitro CFexpress is the company’s latest hardware innovation in its cinematography storage lineup.

Hardware and storage technologies
Nitro CFexpress further integrates the firm’s signature hardware and firmware technologies and features that enhance performance and reliability in demanding cinematography applications. They include industrial-grade controllers ready for the next gen of the CFexpress interface, premium NAND flash and fast DRAM cache that enables enterprise-class performance. Proprietary technologies that enhance sustained performance, operation in extreme environments and data integrity such as the company’s Adaptive Thermal Control, SuperCruise, automatic RAID recovery (RAID ECC) and enterprise-class latency minimization are included.

Upgradeable with performance CFexpress reader
The company developed a 20G CFexpress reader in tandem with Nitro CFexpress to enable fast offloading of footage that expedites moving from shooting to post-production. This reader can offload footage from a full Nitro CFexpress in under 5mn. Moreover, the fast CFexpress reader also allows users to upgrade Nitro CFexpress cards to unlock even performance when the next gen of the CFexpress standard launches in the future.

VPG400-certified and IP67-rated Nitro CFexpress with 512GB capacity launches at the end of April and will be available throug retail partners including Amazon, B&H Photo, CVP and through the firm’s WW authorized distributors.